The Ministry of Health is still undecided on which persons will be immunized against COVID-19 using China’s Sinovac vaccine but has immediately started administering the Norwegian donated Astrazeneca vaccines. Since the COVID-19 vaccination excercise started, Uganda has only been using the Astrazeneca vaccines out of the eight that have been approved by the World Health…
The malaria-causing mosquitos have found a new safe haven in an invasive plant previously known to be habitat in South and North America. Researchers from Kenya-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) say they have generated new evidence of the immense threat posed by a highly destructive invasive plant, known scientifically as Parthenium hysterophorus.…
The Parliament Covid-19 Taskforce committee has discovered discrepancies in the Ministry of Health Covid-19 expenditure. The accountability report was presented to the committee by the Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng. This is highlighted in the committee report that is scheduled to be presented before parliament by Chairperson Abdu Katuntu. During the financial year 2019/2020, parliament…
President Yoweri Museveni has blamed the 10th Parliament for delaying the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, even as the country struggled to beat the pandemic during the first wave. The Government Chief Whip Thomas Tayebwa today told the Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of the different Parliamentary committees that the President was unhappy about the delays in…
The Western Region Parliamentary Task Force on COVID-19 has launched a Support Financial campaign titled “Rodney Fund” to facilitate purchase of drugs for Health workers who contract COVID-19 while on duty in Kabale District. The Rodney Fund is named after “Rodney Tabaruka,” the senior pharmacist in charge of the drug store at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital -KRRH.…
Public health experts have decried the low uptake of Hepatitis B vaccines in Sheema district which will expire in December this year if not used. Dr. Anthony Tumuhimbise, the In-charge of Vaccination in Sheema district, says that they have only used 3000 of the 6500 Hepatitis B vaccine doses the district received in 2019…
By Brian Luwaga Luwero and Nakasongola Districts COVID-19 taskforces have ordered the arrest of mourners opening coffins containing bodies of COVID-19 victims. The Uganda government as part of the Standard Operating Procedures to stop COVID-19 in Uganda announced that open caskets funerals are abolished for people who have succumbed to the disease. …
The Intensive Care Unit-ICU at Lira Hospital is operating without specialized staff. A report presented to the Parliamentary COVID_19 Task Force shows that the ICU has 3 doctors, 2 medical officers, 2 specialists ICU nurses and 6 support staff. An ideal intensive care unit requires doctors with a speciality in anesthetics, cardiology and emergency…
The office of the district community development officer in Bukedea district has registered over one thousand teenage girl pregnant since the second lock down was imposed by the government. The girls were seeking for antenatal care at Kachumbala County in the period since the 42 lock down was announced. Uganda has the highest teenage pregnancy…
The Ministry of Health has dismissed calls by activists for the resignation of Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine. Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyona says it is because of Dr. Atwine’s plausible performance that she was re-appointed by the President, and has described the the activists as attention seekers. The Union of Human Rights Defenders Uganda on Thursday called…